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14 Nov 2017
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING (DTN) -- New government policy recently set a target to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide in China, according to a plan jointly released by 15 ministries, such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Administration, and the Ministry of Finance. To meet its goa...
14 Nov 2017
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Ten years ago, Amy Lehenbauer wrote down a list of goals representing her ideas for growth and improved profits at a Missouri farm to which she had just moved. At the time, those goals seemed like a big reach. Amy was a newlywed who knew she wasn't just marrying Mark Lehenbauer but also his famil...
10 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean farmers saw no benefit this fall from adding the harvest price option to their crop insurance plan, but that wasn't enough to stop a pair of senators and a congressman from introducing legislation that would end the taxpayer premium subsidy on the harvest price option for crop ins...
10 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A vote to increase the Oklahoma beef checkoff by $1 has failed with 2,506 opposing the increase and 1,998 backing the measure. The debate leading up to the vote was an acrimonious affair among various groups. The outcome led to praise by RCALF-USA and the Organization of Competitive Markets, whil...
10 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The issue of tacking self-employment taxes to rental income was an "unintended consequence" of the House tax reform bill that should be fixed before the bill hits the House floor for full debate, according to Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas. Conaway told reporters in a conference call Wednesday that h...